Traditional county: Dorset · Region: South West
Explore Langton Herring, Dorset with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Langton Herring map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Langton Herring, Dorset, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Dorset or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Langton Herring and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Langton Herring |
| Traditional County | Dorset |
| Region | South West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.641573 |
| Longitude | -2.548210 |
| Place Type | Village |
Golden light catches the limestone facades of Langton Herring, where the salt-heavy air from the coast softens the sharp edges of the stone walls. It lies 2.3 miles west-north-west of Chickerell (from Chickerell: bearing 301°T, OS grid SY 613 825), and is situated south-south-east of Portesham village. Ancient, weathered paths lead the curious mind past the historic Langton Cross, a silent sentinel that has watched the slow rotation of the seasons for centuries. Beyond the quiet lanes, the horizon yields to the expansive, shifting expanse of Langton Hive Point, where the tide leaves a shimmering, metallic glaze upon the mudflats. The landscape here draws its character from the proximity of the sea, with the distant, rhythmic roar of Chesil Beach providing a constant, low-frequency pulse to the day. Farmers still work the fields that rise toward the horizon, their labours governed by the stubborn, chalky soil that defines this corner of Dorset. Visitors often find that Langton Herring possesses a singular stillness, a quality of light that seems to hold the afternoon in a perpetual, hushed suspension. Time feels less like a linear progression here and more like the turning of the tides against the shore, quiet and inevitable.
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Explore Langton Herring, Dorset, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.641573, -2.548210. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | September 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |